crowdSPRING Blog

NOVEMBER 7, 2014

10 Ways to Make Your Relationship With Your Co-Founder A Success – crowdspring.co/1sSi21Y. The @crowdSPRING community partners with US State Dept for Social Impact | Justmeans – crowdspring.co/1ux55RH. Tony Robbins… The CEO Whisperer – crowdspring.co/1sSkuW5. Startup Equity and Stock Options: What’s It Worth to You?

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Steve Blank

JUNE 3, 2013

They outlined their retail channel and PR strategy and told me about the type of consultants they wanted to hire. Hiring PR Agencies. We had an almost identical conversation when the subject turned to hiring a Public Relations agency. That’s smart I thought, a real clear charter for PR. They learned a ton.

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Steve Blank

JUNE 3, 2013

They outlined their retail channel and PR strategy and told me about the type of consultants they wanted to hire. Hiring PR Agencies. We had an almost identical conversation when the subject turned to hiring a Public Relations agency. That’s smart I thought, a real clear charter for PR. They learned a ton.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 21, 2017

2 – Advertising Agency & Boutique PR and Advertising Agencies. Prior to starting my own public relations and marketing consultancy, I worked for one of the largest global advertising agencies as well as smaller boutique PR and advertising agencies. Thanks to Natalie Harper, Harper PR. #3

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YoungUpstarts

APRIL 3, 2012

By Marsha Friedman, CEO of EMSI Public Relations and author of “ Celebritize Yourself ”. Connecting these different platforms integrates your publicity with social media. At EMSI Public Relations we have Jeni Hinojosa, our Social Media Campaign Manager, turning the crank. Ever play the game Mouse Trap?

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YoungUpstarts

FEBRUARY 8, 2016

by John Vrionis, partner at Lightspeed Venture Partners. As part of the Lightspeed Venture Partner Summer Fellowship program, I ask guest speakers to come in each week and talk to the Fellows about key topics related to building a successful startup. Be willing to help partners accelerate testing new markets.

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crowdSPRING Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2012

Attention founders: Here’s how you respond to an unfair post about your company - [link]. Questions to Ask Potential Cofounders: The Master List | Founder Dating - [link]. Attention founders: Here’s how you respond to an unfair post about your company - [link]. 5 things a non-technical founder can do - [link].

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 7, 2017

I am the founder/coach of Never Settle Coaching, LLC a coaching business. I seized this opportunity to try an experiment in both client service and employee retention, by focusing on senior level staff first, and combining that with a flexible and healthy working environment that is not a mainstay in the public relations world.

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infochachkie.com

SEPTEMBER 24, 2011

For instance, if a consultant proposes to help you with public relations, pay them a commission equivalent to the greater of a flat fee per story placed or a percentage of revenue generated from the PR coverage. Such positions include: PR, Sales, Product Development, Lead Generation, Strategic Planning, Fund Raising, etc.

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crowdSPRING Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2015

How much do startup founders pay themselves—and other questions you were too afraid to ask crowdspring.co/1LMkRhy. Why It’s Safe for Founders to Be Nice crowdspring.co/1ECx3Sm. The Power of Partnering Up … Instead of Down crowdspring.co/1ECxIDo. From the Vault: Labor Day! TCB and TCP | @crowdSPRING Blog – crowdspring.co/1NeTsYM.

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Steve Blank

APRIL 5, 2017

Create awareness for fundraising (VC, angels, corporate partners). This is often a tough concept for engineering founders who believe that if we just tell customers about the features that make their product faster, cheaper, etc. Founders ask me all the time whether they should hire a PR agency. they’ll win.).

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mashable.com

OCTOBER 11, 2011

10 Essential PR Tips for Startups. Sign up for her course on “ PR for Startups ” to learn more about getting media coverage for your fledgling business. Therefore, marketing and public relations are often tackled piecemeal by whomever has time. Public Relations. Your Questions. Print Story.

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Hearpreneur

APRIL 29, 2021

Thanks to Hope Gibbs, Inkandescent Public Relations ! #3- Both of our founders have struggled with mental health, and have found solace in counseling, journaling, and lots of self-reflection. Only I could be the founder of Randi Levin Coaching. Inkandescent Inc. 3- First we looked at our flagship offerings.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JULY 10, 2015

The Top 8 Mistakes I Made In My First 18 Months As a VC Partner - buff.ly/1Cix1O7. Q&A with ColorJar Founder and CEO @David_Gardner | BigMarker Blog – buff.ly/1MfIzls. Why this incubator takes the studio approach to startup creation for.tn/1D0Wh6C. 8 innovative companies poised to disrupt their industries crowdspring.co/1KlwZGD.

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 14, 2017

I’m Shelia Fitzgerald, owner and founder of EliteFitz, a destination inspired women’s boutique. My PR journey started with an amazing position with the renowned Jason Dady restaurant group in San Antonio, Texas. Thanks to Emily Reynolds, founder of R PR Firm ! #4 Thanks to Nick Gray, Museum Hack ! #2

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Up and Running

APRIL 5, 2016

Tom Smith of Insights From Analytics recommends doing PR outreach to local media and sharing your story. We utilize as many organic opportunities as possible, maximizing our public relations efforts by sending out and publishing press releases and media advisories, as well as reaching out to our local network of media,” says Erin.

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 28, 2014

All snark aside, Air BnB is a great company that really is helping relations around the world in its own way. Have you heard about these Uber awkward PR blunders? Uber, the transportation company that rapidly rose to stardom, has been in the news lately, for slightly less glamorous reasons after a series of public gaffes.

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ConversionXL

JUNE 25, 2021

Many founders assume if they build a great product or service, people will flock to it. They even partnered with popular YouTube vlogger Casey Neistat to reach his audience of millennials and gen-xers: After only a week on the market, the Mercedes CLA sold more than 2,300 units, skyrocketing them to their best sales month ever.

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Hearpreneur

MARCH 13, 2020

I now am the CEO and founder of Berri Properties in Asheville and Charlotte, NC. I started Pressed PR to serve a niche that I was a part of myself – independent musicians. Thanks to Dawn Jones, Pressed PR ! #9- As a student with a high GPA and dreams of becoming a corporate attorney, I was heartbroken.

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YoungUpstarts

MAY 4, 2017

by Rebekah Epstein, founder of fifteen media. I get this question at almost every DIY PR workshop I do: “How do I know if a PR firm is the right fit for me?”. Finding the right PR firm can be a lot like dating; it could just be a gut instinct that tells you that you’ve found the one. Do you want traditional PR?

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Both Sides of the Table

MARCH 8, 2010

As Brian Solis is fond of saying, “PR stands for public relations, not press release.&# That’s right. Define your customers, partners and other relevant people to your organization (e.g. I have a very detailed article that covers stuff I won’t cover in detail in this post. What should you blog about?

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 2, 2020

My co founder Jonathan Hill realised how important good food was due to his father passing away from eating poorly. My partners and I founded Reel Paper with the goal of adding the positive experience of social responsibility to the simple e-comm purchase of a household staple: toilet paper. Photo Credit: Michelle Sievwright.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 19, 2011

Keith Ferrazzi Keith Ferrazzi is the author of Never Eat Alone and the founder of the Relationship Masters Academy, an online training program for networking that offers the structure and support to put Keith’s bestselling books into action in your life for unparalleled career success and satisfaction.

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Steve Blank

JULY 13, 2009

The positive effect of the tidal wave of press was as a door opener for us to raise money from corporate partners. The Customer Discovery lessons of “get outside the building and test your hypothesis with customers,&# and “the founders need to hear the results,&# came from this debacle. Hindsight is wonderful.

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Hearpreneur

AUGUST 19, 2015

Thanks to Dr. Victor Allis, CEO and founding partner, Quintiq ! #4) I am founder on an unconventional online gallery, The Art and Craft Gallery. Ajay Prasad, the founder of GMR Web Team < [link] > #15) Take Advantage of an Opportunity. 4) Used to Reconnect. Thanks to Alexi Venneri, Digital Air Strike ! #6)

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crowdSPRING Blog

MAY 22, 2015

NerdWallet raised $64 million in Series A led by Institutional Venture Partners – Silicon Valley Business Journal [link] crowdspring.co/1IClQlq Ghost founder on how to grow a successful design career by blogging [link]. Inspiring Entrepreneurs Who Built Careers Around Their Passions and Social Media [link] crowdspring.co/1A6oKvy

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crowdSPRING Blog

JANUARY 25, 2013

The difference between being a founder and a hired CEO – [link]. A Post Startup Execs Should Forward to Your Spouse or Partner. Required reading for startup founders – [link]. How One Startup Grew a $100M Business Without Spending Venture Capital | Forbes – [link]. VCs to avoid taking money from – [link].

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Hearpreneur

MAY 9, 2018

Thanks to Rebecca Oatley, Cherish PR ! #6- When I left the corporate world in 2011 to start my Public Relations and Communications firm, it was important that my company/brand represent me and my background. 18- Translating common PR-related word. Cherish was born. 6- A heritage, background and character.

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Duct Tape Marketing

MAY 10, 2011

These posts will be from folks you know and love like Copyblogger’s Brian Clark , Escape from Cubicle Nation’s Pam Slim , Palo Alto Software Founder Tim Berry , SNAP Selling’s Jill Konrath , The Go-Giver’s Bob Burg , Marketing Prof’s Ann Handley , Hubspot’s Brian Halligan , New Rules of PR and Marketing’s David (..)

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Brandanew

JANUARY 8, 2016

Most small business and Startup founders are talking about customer engagement and social presence beyond the customary likes and one-post-a-month schedules. Maggie Kravchuk , Rubenstein, PR. Maggie Kravchuk has had work experience on social media brand management and now works for Rubenstein PR. Tool 5: Klout. Tool 6: Nuvi.

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Hearpreneur

JANUARY 22, 2017

I sat down with my partner and we brainstormed the name for our business. Instead, my producing partner suggester Corner Piece, Because we’re the piece you need to get everything started. I am the Founder of Sonjara, Inc – a woman owned small business in Northern Virginia. Image Credit: Andrew Greer.

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crowdSPRING Blog

JUNE 15, 2012

Why I Have Sex With My Co-founder – [link]. Will India Ever Really Be America’s Partner? Achieving The Network Effect: Solving The Chicken Or The Egg – [link]. Spotlight on crowdSPRING – [link]. What It’s Like To Be The CEO: Revelations and Reflections – [link]. – [link].

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Up and Running

NOVEMBER 5, 2014

Whether it’s customers, prospects, or partners, there is a target group you want to engage. Whatever the case, there are tools and strategies you can use as an SMB owner to build your social and PR game plan. While we do still advocate almost always responding—as do most PR firms—how you should respond isn’t always clear.

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crowdSPRING Blog

APRIL 18, 2013

Warby Parker Co-Founder: Creating A Strong Brand Without Marketing | PSFK – [link]. Linkedin Founder Reid Hoffman’s Advice for Entrepreneurs | KISSmetrics Blog – [link]. Using the Crowd as an Innovation Partner | Harvard Business Review – [link]. Does your Company Culture Attract Rockstar Talent?

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Hearpreneur

JULY 10, 2017

After seeing the negative effects of dehydration, both me and my co-founder, Ming, decided that we want to spread knowledge about hydration and create a product that could help with this problem. Hi my name is Raja Sahi, co-founder of Escapedom. My name is Zoltán Honti, co-founder of Escapedom. That’s how Ozmo was born.

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Hearpreneur

JUNE 26, 2016

Members from the strategy team might have some insights that can help the Public Relations Team, while the PR Team might have share ideas to pitch to Creative. We view regulatory bodies not as hurdles, but as partners in the commercialization process. Thanks to Linda Passante, The Halo Group. #3 My name is Dmitri Oster.

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blog.expensify.com

APRIL 24, 2012

” I’m quite sure with this article you alienated not only few potential customers or partners but also some existing ones. I once ran a startup company partnered with a US company. I tried to continue reading but it is obvious that you are closer to PR or marketing than to the tech area. March 25, 2011 at 7:16 pm.

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